Senate GOP hopefuls bash Gillibrand in debate

The three Republicans vying for Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's seat promoted their credentials as fiscal conservatives, praised the tea party movement and took swipes at the incumbent in a televised debate Tuesday night.
Joe DioGuardi, a former congressman from Westchester County, former Long Island lawmaker Bruce Blakeman and David Malpass, a former Bear Stearns chief economist, ...